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My Next Life...
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
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I will surf the waves au naturel,

With my mate we will live in the sea,

We will repopulate the species,

And unlike man, we do so without charging a fee…

 

I will still need to breathe air,

After my previous life this is only fair,

Of each other we will take good care,

Till the day does come again,

That we will move on to we know not where…

 

God being merciful,

He does not give us bull,

He leads us to still waters,

He allows us many quarters,

Our lives either now or then,

Will be by His providence,

Eternity without borders,

Not even a fence…

 


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 Reviews of "My Next Life..."
Reviewed by Lois Christensen
Reviewed on March 26, 2012
Good thinking, good for you, i think i'll go to heaven when my maker calls me, as for now, must live and make the best of it in this world.

Reviewed by David Clure
Reviewed on March 20, 2012
your line about repopulating the species, from the perspective of a dolphin, followed by "without charging a fee" is priceless! Brilliant use of perspective! We humans need to see ourselves from a fresh perspective...beautiful, fresh poem ~Z.B.McClure

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on March 20, 2012
Well said, Ed.

Reviewed on March 20, 2012
ED ... I'M WITH PEEWEE ... BUT ...

AT LEAST YOU'D BE 'CLEAN' ... FOR A CHANGE!

Reviewed by Rose Rideout
Reviewed on March 20, 2012
Wonderful as usual Ed.

Rose

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on March 20, 2012
Those last two lines are gems, Ed! "Eternity without borders, not even a fence"....beautifully crafted phrase!

Anna

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on March 19, 2012
Thank you for sharing this perspective, Ed. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on March 19, 2012

Reviewed on March 19, 2012
You can surf wave au naturale right now, E! ;) My next life, I don't want to be a hippo. Or elephant. Hell, I don't know what, maybe just a cat.. a black cat. yeah... heh heh heh thank you for these thoughts. It broadens my perspective of life.. and time...

In Spirit,
Bear

Reviewed by Ruan Mills
Reviewed on March 19, 2012
Sounds perfect, idyllic and full of hope. Here's hoping your next life is 'after' all the fallout man is causing now, otherwise your dolphin self will have a very short life indeed.

Reviewed on March 19, 2012
Not in this world my friend, as long as homo saphiens pollutes the oceans, best you pick some place far removed, but your idea and poetic inspirations are truly inviting, sorry pal, Bless ya!

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on March 19, 2012
Eh, getting a bit pensively religious and seeing into the future, huh? You paint a nice picture of your later life, and understanding that change, even with as an idyllic life you have p[resented for yourself, things do, and will, change.

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on March 19, 2012
"I will surf the waves au naturel,
With my mate we will live in the sea,
We will repopulate the species,
And unlike man, we do so without charging a fee"

Wow! Au Naturel! I think you should contact Wes Craven or Stephen King - this sounds like quite a horror movie!

And Ma says don't be surfin the waves Au Naturel off the Atlantic City Boardwalk. She doesn't want her Bingo Playing Pals to get frightened!



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